Heart
Chapter 3
"I-chi-go-" Keigo cried as he flew at Ichigo.
Ichigo raised is foot, hitting Keigo's face and watched as he fell to the floor.
"Awwwww! Why are you always hitting me like that Ichigo!" Keigo whined as he rubbed his nose.
"Well maybe he wouldn't hit you if you didn't attack him like that everyday Asano-san." Mizuiro answered politely as he sat down at his desk. As Keigo greeted Chad and Uryu, who had just entered the classroom, Rukia appeared at the door with a certain red-headed man in tow…
"Oh crap! It's pineapple head!" Keigo screamed as Renji entered the room dressed in the school's uniform. Renji responded to the comment by glaring menacingly at Keigo before sitting down at an empty desk.
"Hello Ichigo, Chad, Uryu, Rukia, and Renji!" Chimed Orihime as she entered with Tatsuki.
"Hey Orihime." they replied as the two approached the group.
"Hey it's that red-pineapple dude." Tatsuki noticed when she spotted the red-head.
"For the last time it's not pineapple head it's RENJI! C'mon it's not that hard of a name to remember people!" he said angrily.
"Well if you didn't have your hair tied up like that, then maybe I wouldn't call you pineapple-head now would I?" Tatsuki taunted as she walked pass him.
"She's right Renji, if you didn't have your head tied up like that all the time then people wouldn't call you `pineapple-head`." Ichigo agreed as he sat down at his desk.
"Aw shut up Ichigo! Renji, don't let your temper get out of hand while we're here okay? If you wanna beat him up do it after school." Rukia suggested as she stomped on Ichigo's head. Renji looked at Rukia before the late bell rang and students flooded into the room, barely avoiding getting detentions by Ochi-sensei. Ichigo glanced at Orihime who sat by the window lost in thought, before turning his attention to the teacher.
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"Hey does anybody know when Valentine's day is?" Mizuiro asked casually as he began eating his lunch.
"Um, it's this Friday I think." Uryu replied as he pushed his glasses up.
"Oh man! I really hope a girl gives me some honmei-chocos this year! Or any chocos for that matter!" Keigo whined as he devoured his lunch.
"Oh shut up, it's just another stupid holiday where girls go crazy over guys and give them pointless things like chocolates!" Ichigo said coldly.
Renji stared quietly at Ichigo for a second before turning his attention to Rukia, who was currently sitting with the girls. He felt his face get warmer when he thought of Valentine's day, and quickly turned his head when she turned to look at him and, noticing the red on his face, smiled at him.
"Hey Rukia, that Renji guy was staring at you again." Mahana giggled as she pointed at the blushing red-head.
"Well as long as he's not staring at MY hime then I don't care!" Chizuru sulked as Tatsuki forced her to change seats.
"So you gonna get him some chocolates for Valentines day?" Ryo asked as she glanced up from her book.
"Maybe, but I don't know how he feels about me…" Rukia said quietly, not realizing that she said that aloud.
"So just give him some honmei-chocos and let him know how you feel about him." Tatsuki suggested.
"Huh, you mean I really said that aloud?! Crap…uh, Orihime are you going to give Ichigo some honmei-chocos for Valentines day?" Rukia asked quickly, changing the subject.
"Huh, uh….maybe but what if he doesn't like me…" Orihime replied sadly.
"Well look, if you don't at least show him how you feel then your never going to know how he feels about you, okay hime? So make him some honmei-chocos and leave them on his desk, then we'll see how he feels about you." Tatsuki encouraged as she patted Orihime on the head.
Orihime spaced off for a minute before screaming `fishcake` causing everyone to jump and look at her. Ichigo looked at her, glad that she was the old Orihime again. Ever since they rescued her from Hueco Mundo he feared that she wouldn't be able to return to her normal, yet spacey, self. He looked at her one more time before returning his attention to his lunch.